Trango Glacier Explained

Trango Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Baltoro Muztagh of Karakoram, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Map:Karakoram relief#Gilgit Baltistan
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Trango Glacier (Chinese: 川口冰川, Urdu: {{nq|ترانگو گلیشیر) is a glacier in the Baltoro Muztagh range of the Karakoram in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Geography

It flows from north to south on the west side of the Trango Towers and joins the Baltoro Glacier.

The Great Trango Tower, declared a record holder for the "greatest nearly vertical drop" in the world at 1340m (4,400feet),[1] [2] has a height of 6286m (20,623feet).[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Xaver Bongard Great Trango Tower in John Middendorf Big Walls
  2. http://tenrandomfacts.com/trango-towers/ Trango Towers
  3. https://www.summitpost.org/trango-towers/154660 Trango Towers